augmentation

augmentation

/aug·men·ta·tion/ (awg″men-ta´shun) an adding on, or the resulting condition.

augmentation

[ôg′məntā′shən]

Etymology: L, augmentare, to increase

1 stimulation of an increased rate of biological activity, such as faster cell division or heartbeat.

2 breast enlargement through mammoplasty.

augmentation

A surgical enhancement/plasty procedure in which a body part (e.g., breast, buttocks, cheeks, chin) is enhanced with Gore-Tex, fat, fibrous tissue, etc.

augmentation

Augmentation mammoplasty, see there.

aug·men·ta·tion

(awg'men-tā'shŭn)

Process of increasing in size, amount, (e.g., breast augmentation).

[L. augmentum, growth, increase]

aug·men·ta·tion

(awg'men-tā'shŭn)

Process of increasing in size, amount, degree, or severity.

[L. augmentum, growth, increase]

augmentation (ôg´mentā´shən),

n1. assistance to respiration by the application of intermittent pressure on inspiration. n2. an increase in size beyond the existing size, such as an implant placed over the mandibular or maxillary ridges.

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